Um, quick question...

[Ender]

So yeah, does anyone here know how to do laundry? I once knew, but I've since forgotten. Is it pretty much standard for every washer and drier?

[Ender]

Um, to be more specific...

What liquid cleaning stuff do you put in the washer? Like wtf is bleach?

[Ender]

Quickly guys... I have a date with Smallville at 8 o'clock est.

[Sidoh]

Hahaha.

I'm not very good at doing laundry either, but I think all you need to do is put in a cup (or scoop) or detergent (should be labeled that) and turn the washer on.  You use hot water for towels/whites and cold water for colors, I think.

[iago]

The best (easiest) way to do laundry is:
- Get liquid "cold water" detergent. I use "Tide cold water". Liquid because you don't have to worry about sprinkling and disolving and stuff.
- Set the laundry machine to either "cold" or "colors" (they mean the same thing)
- Throw in your clothes and press start

[CrAz3D]

DONT USE BLEACH on anything but whites...cause then all you'll have is whites

I use cold water on everything but towels/socks/whites (they get hot water).

I just use the "permanent press" setting on the washer, as well, for what I assume is the agressivity of the wash cycle.

[iago]

Yeah, that's another thing: don't use bleach. If your whites aren't brilliantly white, who cares? I just buy new socks/shirts when they stop being wearable.

[Ender]

Thanks guys <3

[Ender]

FTW. It will cost me ~$10 to do two loads of laundry. That's like almost as bad as gas. I'm just going to do it at someone else's house instead...

[CrAz3D]

2 loads at a place thingy?...laundromat I guess?
LAME

[Ender]

Yeah, it's a laundrymat.

$3 - washer ( x 2 for two loads)
$1.75 - drier
$0.75 - detergent

$8.50 - $9.25 depending on whether I need to buy two detergents for two loads. And this is assuming that I'll need one run with the drier.

EDIT: Wait... if I'm not using bleach, do I really have to separate colored and whites and make two loads?
EDIT2: Oh yeah, nvm, I need different temperature water depending on the type...

[Sidoh]

Ouch. :|

The ones in the dorms on campus are $1 for washer and dryer.

[AntiVirus]

Yeah, it's a laundrymat.

$3 - washer
$1.75 - drier
$0.75 - detergent

$8.50 - $9.25 depending on whether I need to buy two detergents for two loads. And this is assuming that I'll need one run with the drier.

Holy fuck!  That is really freaking expensive for laudnry!  I did laundry under a gas station during school and it was only like 5$ for two loads.

[Ergot]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but most detergents now have all those fade guards and crap (In fact I think some of them tell you to rub it on stains), so it's pretty much foolproof? Aside from you dumping bleach into it...
Oh and if you're using the dryer put those sheets of fabric softener they make your clothes smell nice and prevent the from feeling like cardboard.

[iago]

In my apartment, it's $2 to wash and $2 to dry.

If you get "cold water" detergent, or you just don't care how bright your whites look, just wash them all together in cold or warm (but not hot) water.

I always wash everything together, personally.

[trust]

Mom.

[Super_X]

In my apartment, it's $2 to wash and $2 to dry.

If you get "cold water" detergent, or you just don't care how bright your whites look, just wash them all together in cold or warm (but not hot) water.

I always wash everything together, personally.

I wash every thing together, too. But I use the setting "warm cold."

[Hitmen]

I always wash everything together, personally.

Me too, but the only thing I own that's white are socks :|

[Super_X]

I always wash everything together, personally.

Me too, but the only thing I own that's white are socks :|

Your underwear is stained yellow? <3

[Rule]

It's good to wash sheets, pillowcases, etc, in hot water - it effectively kills dustmites, etc, if you have allergies.  You'd also want to wash towels in hot water, regardless of their colour.

[Joe]

I always wash everything together, personally.

Me too, but the only thing I own that's white are socks :|

Your underwear is stained yellow? <3

Personally, I wear Fruit of the Loom underwear which is different colours, not white.

It's good to wash sheets, pillowcases, etc, in hot water - it effectively kills dustmites, etc, if you have allergies.  You'd also want to wash towels in hot water, regardless of their colour.

I worry for those who care what color their towels are.

[iago]

I always wash everything together, personally.

Me too, but the only thing I own that's white are socks :|

I have white socks and t-shirts, that's it. Nobody sees my white t-shirts, and I normally wear black socks anyways, so life's good!

I worry for those who care what color their towels are.

My dad and stepmom got me a pile of pink towels from a second-hand store. I put them at the back of my closet and don't use them. Is it bad that I care about those colours?

[Super_X]

I always wash everything together, personally.

Me too, but the only thing I own that's white are socks :|

Your underwear is stained yellow? <3

Personally, I wear Fruit of the Loom underwear which is different colours, not white.

It's good to wash sheets, pillowcases, etc, in hot water - it effectively kills dustmites, etc, if you have allergies.  You'd also want to wash towels in hot water, regardless of their colour.

I worry for those who care what color their towels are.

You lack conviction.

[Ergot]

My dad and stepmom got me a pile of pink towels from a second-hand store. I put them at the back of my closet and don't use them. Is it bad that I care about those colours?

Are you sure it's about the color? Or maybe it's the image that someone else's balls have been on them while you're wiping your face ?

[iago]

Do you share towels with your family?

... yeah.

[Rule]

Hehe...  Incidentally, washing coloured clothes in hot water will keep them cleaner and have very little effect on their colour.  They will fade slightly more quickly, but you could wash coloured clothes once a week in hot water for a year and barely be able tell the difference.  Usually preserving the exact intensity of colour on a towel isn't a priority, so there is essentially no drawback to washing in hot water, and a lot of benefits... Ergot's image comes to mind

[iago]

I'm told that colours will run more in hot water. But maybe that's just craziness?

I use the cold water detergent anyways, which, according to their commercials, works just as well at hot water. *shrug*

[Rule]

I'm told that colours will run more in hot water. But maybe that's just craziness?

I use the cold water detergent anyways, which, according to their commercials, works just as well at hot water. *shrug*

It is rare for them to run, but they will fade slightly more in hot water.  When I started doing laundry I was lazy and OCD about my clothes being clean, so I just washed everything in hot water, and after 9-10 years, they have held up pretty well.  (And yes, I started doing domestic stuff at a reasonably young age).

Cold water doesn't work as well as hot water, especially if you have allergies.  But yeah, it's probably better to wash coloured clothes (shirts in particular) in cold/warm water.  Pants that you wear on the bus, etc, would probably do best in hot water (regardless of their colour).  Whites will look best if you wash them in the hottest setting available and add a *small* amount of bleach.  Bedclothes should always be washed in hot water.
 

[Super_X]

I'm told that colours will run more in hot water. But maybe that's just craziness?

I use the cold water detergent anyways, which, according to their commercials, works just as well at hot water. *shrug*

Well, hot water makes the left over  dye from making the shirt bleed more, but after that's all out of the clothes, it'll make no difference.